Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Hello, today is my day on the Official blog of MajaDesign & I decided to try out working with canvas. They are totally inspired by Gabrielle Pollacco's " A new mixed media tutorial video. I first saw Gabi's stunning canvas,then watched her amazing video. I then went flying out the door to buy some canvas's (LOL). If you have not seen Gabi's video,you really should watch it,it is amazing & her canvas is stunning!!!You can find her video here :Such a Pretty Mess: A NEW Mixed Media Tutorial Video! {Featuring Dusty Attic & Tresors De Luxe Lace!}. You may be like me & fly out the door to purchase canvas. Thank you Gabi for the inspiration!!! Here is my 1st canvas,"Cherish",I put it on a backing just to take the photo.I took the photo of this beautiful little baby girl,playing dress up!!.The canvas is a 8 x 10, & I think it makes a amazing gift.

I used the beautiful Vintage Summer Basic Collection....

From this collection I used: 1899 & 1891. The chipboard used is from Scrap Fx. Here are some closeups of detail......

On all the chipboard I either used picket fence crackle or bisque liquid pearls. When the crackle dried, I rubbed in some dark brown chalk to bring out the cracks & once the liquid pearls dried I applied a bit of mocha rose LuminArte.....

After watching Gabi's Tut, I also stopped off at the hardware store & bought some drywall tape,& wall repair patches. I used the patch to create texture.......

I used a couple stencils from crafters workshop,added some lace,seed beads & pearls.........

I did not place my photo or the rest of the embellishments until after I painted on the water downed gesso & sprayed on Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Old Lace....

I then placed the photo,& embellished. I made the flower out of tulle & cheesecloth that I had dyed with the old lace TA,& using part of a old piece of jewelry of my mothers. Once I glued down the flower I added the ribbon & pearls....

I added a couple metal pieces,from prima....

Here is my 2nd canvas " Way to go Girl", Renee is my youngest son's girlfriend & just received her acceptance letter to go into Law. I am so happy for her,she is beautiful inside,out. I took the photo of Renee in my garden.........

I used 2 collection's on this canvas, I love how you can mix the Maja Collections....

From the Sofiere Collection I used: Princess Margareta's Garden-BS, Strolling down the Rose path, & Strolling down the Rose path-BS

From the Vintage Summer Basics Collection,I used: 1891,1899, & 1932 -BS. The chipboard used is from Scrap Fx. Here are some close ups of detail.....

I started this canvas by first using a stencil & molding paste on all the outside edges of the canvas. I shrunk Renee's letter of acceptance& used it on her canvas....

I then did my distressed stitched layers on my main background piece,then glued that onto the canvas...

I added some wall repair tape, did some stencil work,using molding paste, & lace on to the background piece. I let that dry,then I painted the canvas with watered down gesso,that I had also mixed in a bit of perfect pearls,perfect pearl to give it a bit of shimmer & not to lose the beautiful paper....

I then placed my photo,& embellished....

On all of the lighter pieces of chipboard I used picket fence crackle,& rubbed in a dark brown chalk once the crackle dried. On the dark pieces I first used walnut stain,then black gold tattered angels & when that dried I rubbed on some Viva Inka Gold Metallic Rub. On the feather I used Studio traditional tan acrylic paint,then rock candy crackle & when that dried I rubbed in some dark brown chalk..........

Here is a little tut I did on the flower I made for Renee's canvas,by just playing around with some of my lace,tulle,cheesecloth a old ear ring of my mothers & pearls....

I started with a small chipboard circle. I cut the lace as shown in the photo above........

I then glued 3 pieces of the lace to the chipboard using a glue gun..........

I cut tulle into squares,put a drop of glue onto the center of the square,then twisted it until the glue dried. I used 4 pieces of tulle....

I then cut 4 strips of cheesecloth,that I had dyed with a tattered angels glimmer mist......

I then glued on 3 more pieces of lace...............

Glued on the ear ring & pearls. These are fun to make, so I will be making more from my stash of lace....

Thank you again Gabi for the inspiration, you have me hooked & YES I will be making more canvas's,they make a amazing gift!!!

Now to take a tiny break,to clean up my scrappy mess,then on to my next project. Thank you so much for taking the time to look.....Rachelle

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Maja Design is now on Facebook and Twitter, with a new giveaway and some changes in our Creative Team. Maja Design started up their Facebook site and Twitter account August 1st. Jennifer Snyder is now our Facebook Coordinator & is doing a amazing job!!!!

Jennifer has left her position on the Creative Team, but will Create some Mood Board inspiration from time to time. Welcome Nancy,as Jennifer's replacement to our regular Creative Team....

Nancy will now take over Jennifer's postings every 2nd Friday to give you a creative start on your weekend.

So.....What about the giveaway....We want as many LIKES as possible by August 31st. When we hit 1000 posts, we will pick a winner at random and send out the Sofiero collection OR a collection of your choice. For each additional 1000 LIKES,another winner is chosen. 5000 LIKES means 5 winners. So make sure you stop by, like us on Facebook and spread the word! You will even get a sneak peek at the upcoming Vintage Autumn Basics Collection.If Twitter suits you better,make sure to start following us there.

I did my distressed stitched layers. On the feathers I first painted them with Studio (traditional tan) & once that dried I applied rock candy crackle,let dry then rubbed in a brown chalk to bring out the cracks,then inked the edges....

On the wordlet I used Studio ( traditional tan) paint & once that dried I stamped it using a dark brown ink pad....

Where I rolled the paper,I first punched in the upper & lower rows of eyelets. Then I glued down another layer,then punched in the next 2 rows of eyelets. I then rolled the paper & secured the roll by using hemp string,then glued this section onto the LO.......

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Hello,I am here to share with you another LO I did using the August Mood Board, it is just so beautiful & so is the Sofiere Collection, I love them both!!!

I played Dress up again,to match the colors of the Mood Board & the Collection.It was Baby Kaylies 2nd birthday the day she came over & I took some photo's of her. I bought her this cute little dress & hat ( I embellished the hat)took her photo's then sent her home with the outfit & will give her this LO....

Out of the Mood Board I used, the Sofiero Collection, romantic,stitches,torn,flowers,off white,painted chipboard,beads & shades of pink.

From the Sofiero Collection I used: Enjoying the Fragrance,Enjoying the Fragrance- BS, The Magnificent Flower Street, The Magnificent Flower Street-BS, & Exuberance of Flowers in Bloom. The Scrap Fx Chipboard used on this LO is Wordlet Precious (2013212), Art Nouveau Corner (2013216), Wordlet Moments (2013054) & Heart Vine Flourish (2013048). Here are some closeups of detail....

I used the doily on the LO,because it popped the hat....

I went a bit crazy on my stitching,if you look closely, you will see that I hand stitched the doily,it was very time consuming because the paper is so thin that I had to be careful that I did not rip it.....

On the all the chipboard I used picket fence crackle,then rubbed in brown chalk once it dried....

Thank you so much for taking the time to look & I would really love to see what you come up based on this month beautiful Mood Board. To play along in this months mood board,or to be inspired @ what others on the Design Team came up with this months Mood Board please visit blog.majadesignAugust Mood Board | Official blog of MajaDesign.....Have a great week >>>>>Rachelle